attendee

[uh-ten-dee, at-en-, uh-ten-dee] / ə tɛnˈdi, ˌæt ɛn-, əˈtɛn di /

NOUN

one who is present at a specific event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attendant

STRONG

guest participant viewer visitor witness

WEAK

devotee fan listener onlooker patron spectator

Antonyms

STRONG

absentee

Example Sentences

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If you want to take it a step further and keep things organized, create a shared spreadsheet and encourage each attendee to list what they’re bringing.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

One first-time attendee, sexual-assault survivor and speaker Nicole Earnest-Payte, thinks that CrimeCon gets a bad reputation because its name is similar to Comic Con, the annual sci-fi and super-hero juggernaut.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

When an attendee asked Bowman about the interest-rate projections she had submitted for the meeting, she said the blackout rules prevented her from answering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

An older retreat attendee who is acting as a mentor stands at the stove, scrambling eggs for the group’s breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

One of the event’s coordinators let her know that “her greatest fan,” a fellow attendee, wanted to meet her.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly